She slowly opened her eyes to see that she was lying on a string cot in a ram shackled room. Where was she? How did she come here? She got up and looked out of the broken glass window. It was night outside. She could see the stars in the sky. Stars! Previous day drifted into her mind. It was the same starry night she had been looking at when she jumped from the bridge. Oh yes! She had attempted suicide, then who saved her? She had never thought she would see day light again.
"Jaag gayi tu? Ab mujhe apna naam bata' Apun tere gharwalon ko khabar kar deta hai, woh log tujhe dhoond rahe honge na" said a masculine, husky voice from behind stunning her. She was alarmed at his sudden approach and said "tum koun ho? Aur is kamre me kya kar rahe ho? Kidnap kiya tumne mujhe?"
His temper rose at her words. "ek toh tujhe marne se bachaya aur tu mujhe kidnapper kehti hai, koi shouk nahi hai apun ko ladki log se panga lene ka..tu doob rahi thi apun ne tere ko bachaya" he said with a acid tone.
She was suddenly hysterical. "kyon bachaya mujhe? Marne dete na? tumhe koi problem thi mere marne se?" she asked him.
"dekh tu jiye ya mare, apun ko kuch problem nahi'par woh kya hai apun ke bapu ne sikhaya tha ki kisi zaroorat mand ki madat karne ka, isliye tere ko bachaya main" he told her. She was suspicious about him. What if he was a really a kidnapper and he harmed her? But there was nothing left in her life anymore which could be harmed or stolen or broken. She squeezed her eyes shut and this time tears didn't come. Perhaps tears too got over, like her life.
"tu yeh bata tu wahaan se khud giri ya tere ko kisi ne dhakka mara?" he asked her. She looked at her savior who was a total stranger. He was wearing an orange checkered shirt coupled with torn jeans. He had two day old stubble on his face. But even with mismatched dress sense he looked damn good! Stop you silly girl'how can you? She thought. He was asking her about her fall from the bridge. She thought for about 5 seconds and decided a total stranger would be the best bet to pour out all that was bothering her.
"Main wahan se apni marzi se koodi thi..jeene ki jab koi wajah hi nahi rahi toh maine socha main kyon na apni jaan de doon" She said.
" tu yeh shayarbaazi band kar aur seedhe seedhe bata kyon koodi tu wahan se?, Papa ne nayi dress le kar dene se mana kar diya?" he couldn't understand why the hell she should jump when she looked so rich'what pain would she be having in life'none perhaps..
"Tumhe kya pata ki pyar me tadapna kya hota hai? Maine jis ladke ke liye apna ghar chod diya, usne dhokha diya mujhe'.isilye.." she didn't want to think about her so called lover who had ditched her at the 11th hour.
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At the same time search parties were searching for her at every corner of the city. How could they not? She was the eldest daughter of one the leading businessmen of the city. Wife of a lost prince. Though she didn't believe that it was a marriage at all. After all child marriage is an offense in our country. Per force she found another guy, fell in love with him, may be just to rebel against her strict parents. Now she had left home to Get married to the love of her life.
and one more thing could you guess the identity of the rescuer?
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